Up next, we’re joined byDirect Action Everywhere Founder Wayne Hsiung. [Note from Victoria: I was more moved by what Wayne had to say that I have been in a long, long time. He talked about animals’ legal status and property and after forty years in this moment, I “got that” in a way I don’t think I ever did before. Because I have severe laryngitis and almost no voice, Danielle Legg – @ThisGirlIsVeg online — took over most of the hosting duties and I did more listening than usual. If this had to happen, it couldn’t have been on a better episode than this one. In keeping my mouth shut, I was able to really hear what Wayne had to share. I felt as if I were talking with someone from the Underground Railroad, those who at that time in history defied the legal status of some humans as property. What they did was illegal and disruptive and bad for business and ethically unassailable. After this program, I feel the same about DXE. This is a stunning interview. Please share it with others.]

To find out more about Direct Action Everywhere, you can click here to see their website. If you’d like to reach out for mentoring, you can email mentoring@directactioneverywhere.com for more information about that.

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Blast from the past! Another episode featuring a delightful woman making a difference in the world — vegan fashion designer Lois Eastlund — and a committed gentleman making things different for animals, Bruce Friedrich, then with Farm Sanctuary, now heading up the work of the Good Food Institute: http://www.unity.fm/episode/MainStreetVegan_070815.

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